Harwood boys’ and girls’ teams competed on the wooded trails of Middlebury College at the Middlebury High School Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, October 8.Harwood boys finished fourth; Harwood girls finished third.

Harwood girls were led by junior Jaime Thomas. Thomas broke from the field at the one-mile mark for a 48-second victory over Emily Anderson of the host school. Alice Woodruff (6) set a personal record and had the best race of her career as a Highlander. Ellie Ramsey (9), Laurel Whitney (19) and India Harvey (25) completed the scoring for Harwood.